English → Latin
“reasoning” in Latin
ratiōreason, reasoning, explanation, ground, motive, rationality, rationale, purpose; calculation, account, accounting, reckoisthis or that man, woman or thing; he, she, it, they (previously introduced); this or that [man, woman or thing] (as a noargūmentātiōargumentation; proofpartiōto share, part, apportion; divide, distributeratiōcinātiōreasoning, ratiocination
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
reasoning
ratio (reasoning used in argument; e.g., eos... qui ratione nulla vincerentur, were convinced by no reasoning, Cic., Tusc., 2, 21; argumentatio = explicatio argumenti, Cic., Partit., 13; rhetorical technical term: ratiocinatio (Cic.). To establish anything not merely by plausible reasoning, but by strict demonstration, non modo probabili argumentation, sed etiam necessaria mathematicorum ratione concludes (Cic., Fin., 5, 4, 9).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for reasoning?
- The usual Latin words for “reasoning” are ratiō, is, argūmentātiō; also partiō, ratiōcinātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.